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Laggan Dam
Laggan Dam
Official nameLaggan Dam
LocationScotland
Coordinates56°53′23″N 4°40′24″W / 56.88972°N 4.67333°W / 56.88972; -4.67333
Opening date1934
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsRiver Spean
Height48 m (157 ft)
Length700 ft (210 m)

Laggan Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam located on the River Spean south west of Loch Laggan in the Scottish Highlands. It forms the second reservoir for the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme.

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